1955 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 1955 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1955 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach William D. Murray, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 7–2–1, with a conference record of 4–0, and finished as ACC co-champion.^[2]

1955 Duke Blue Devils football
ACC co-champion
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
Record	7–2–1 (4–0 ACC)
Head coach	William D. Murray (5th season)
MVP	Robert A. Pascal
Captain	Jesse Birchfield
Home stadium	Duke Stadium
Seasons ← 1954 1956 →

1955 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Maryland +	4	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Duke +	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
Clemson	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Wake Forest	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
North Carolina	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
NC State	0	–	2	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
South Carolina	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Virginia	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24		NC State		Duke Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)	W 33–7	20,000	^[3]
October 1		at Tennessee*	No. 16	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	W 21–0	25,500	^[4]
October 8	2:30 p.m.	William & Mary*	No. 13	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	W 47–7	15,000	^[5]
October 15		at No. 14 Ohio State*	No. 11	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 20–14	82,254	^[6]
October 22		Pittsburgh*	No. 5	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	L 7–26	31,000	^[7]
October 29		at No. 12 Georgia Tech*	No. 17	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 0–27	40,000	^[8]
November 5		vs. No. 9 Navy*		Memorial Stadium Baltimore, MD	T 7–7	27,119	^[9]
November 12		at South Carolina	No. 18	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	W 41–7	18,000	^[10]
November 19		Wake Forest	No. 20	Duke Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)	W 14–0	15,000	^[11]
December 3		North Carolina		Duke Stadium Durham, NC (Victory Bell)	W 6–0	34,000	^[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1955 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
2. "1955 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
3. "Duke rips Wolfpack, 33–7". Daily Press. September 25, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Duke defeats Vols; Devils hand Wyatt's team 21–0 loss". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 2, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Drewry, Walt (October 8, 1955). "State Gridders Face Stiff Slate". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. 14. Retrieved January 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
6. "Ohio State beaten by Duke, 20–14, Bucks blow lead". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 16, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Panthers win, 26 to 7, for Devils' first loss". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 23, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Georgia Tech blasts Duke, 27–0". The Times and Democrat. October 30, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Walsh, Aldridge pace Navy, Duke to 7–7 tie". The Shreveport Times. November 6, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Duke raps Gamecocks". The Rocky Mount Telegram. November 13, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Pascal leads Duke over Deacons, 14–0". The Progress-Index. November 20, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Tar Heels are rugged in 6–0 loss to Blue Devils". Asheville Citizen-Times. December 4, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.